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as in impression
a perceptible trace left by pressure one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek

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as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera we now get our prints developed online

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verb

as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Recent Examples of print
Noun
To start, there are the fabric covers—the latest issue featuring a series of iconic William Morris prints, full-bleed images and heavyweight paper at a time when most of the industry has been reduced to flimsy stock. Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025 The dusty, white imprints appear to be paw prints, though their origin remains unclear. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
The layers are printed like pages in a magazine using a roll-to-roll press, where liquid functional inks are applied and dried in succession. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025 The city’s newspaper, the Urbana Daily Citizen, is now printed only twice a week and produced by a staff of two. Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for print
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Noun
  • The release schedule has been conspicuously quiet in the past three weeks, as seemingly no one has been interested in trying to make an impression in a pop landscape still so thoroughly dominated by the new Taylor Swift album.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The coordinated efforts of multiple Latin American countries and their joint participation in the quarantine gave the Soviets the impression that Cuba was surrounded by enemies ready to strike if the missiles were not removed promptly.
    Time, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The photo itself has to speak, has to have aura and energy.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Leading the charge are the UAE and Singapore — where roughly 60% of the working-age population uses AI on a monthly basis — followed by a series of European countries, according to a report from Microsoft published Thursday.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Uncool is now available from Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, wherever books are sold.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Reprinted by permission of Pantheon Books, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Mehdiyev repeatedly traveled to Alinejad’s neighborhood to stake out her residence, sending photographs, videos and updates on his activities to Omarov, who passed them on to Amirov.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The prison photographs went on display at the Holy See Pavilion at the Biennale, and were included in the related catalogue published a few months later.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The push for fully autonomous systems, agents that plan, reason, and act without human oversight, has created an automation theater where demos impress, but production systems disappoint.
    Joel Hron, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Every candle in the collection impresses, but Côté Maquis stands out with an elusive, intoxicating aroma that’s hard to describe yet instantly captivating.
    Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For years, the traditional thinking was that October was a time when moviegoers wanted a break between summer tentpoles and year-event event pics.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The group shared their latest photos on Reddit’s r/pics, where the post quickly earned more than 21,000 upvotes and hundreds of admiring comments.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This stamp features a 1974 Associated Press photo of the three-time world heavyweight boxing champion and activist, which was designed by Antonio Alcalá.
    Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The stamps feature vibrant oil paintings by Gregory Manchess.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Print.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/print. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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